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The One That Got Away
at Valparaiso
Date: 1914
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: October 7, 1914, Valparaiso, Indiana
Collection: Steven R. Shook
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RELAX
IN THE
TAVERN
ELEGANT
DINING
UPSTAIRS
THE White house
Morgan & Jefferson - Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
219-464-9515
COCKTAILS - INTERNATIONAL WINES
CHAMPAGNES - DRAFT & BOTTLED BEER
YOUR HOSTS JOHN & HARRY PAPPAS
CONTINENTAL CUISINE
THE White house
Morgan & Jefferson - Valparaiso Indiana 46383
LUNCHEON TUES.-FRI. 11 AM - 2 PM
DINNER TUES.-THUR. 5 PM - 9 PM
DINNER FIR. & SAT. 5 PM - 10 PM
BRUNCH SUNDAY 11 AM - 2 PM
CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY
DINERS CLUB - VISA - MASTERCARD
Source Type: Matchcover
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: R. W. Pool Company
Collection: Steven R. Shook
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LITTLEVILLE
CHESTERTON, IND.
Date: 1940s
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: National Press
Postmark: None
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Within the community of Chesterton, Indiana, once existed the world's biggest little village - Littleville. Featured in the magazines Popular Science and Popular Mechanics, the miniature village was developed and constructed by Chesterton resident William Murray and his sin-in-law Harry Koch during the Great Depression. Learn more about the history of the Littleville.
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ELECT
ELDEN
KUEHL
MAYOR
VALPRAISO
VOTE
Democratic
Nov. 2, 1971
ELECT
ELDEN KUEHL
Date: November 2, 1971
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
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Thank You
COME
IN
AGAIN
DIAL BROOKSTON
(317) 563-3121
CHESTER, INC.
VALPARAISO
BOONE GROVE
BROOKSTON
KV Liquid
Fertilizer
Source Type: Matchcover
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Superior Match Company
Collection: Steven R. Shook
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1979
WESTCHESTER
ANIMAL CLINIC
LUCKY
DOG
CHESTERTON, INDIANA
Date: Circa 1980s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Plasco Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
⦿ Unlisted in Wagaman
⦿ Unlisted in Token Catalog
Source:
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
TokenCatalog.com
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Joseph Marion Harkless:
www.lostphotosfound.com/collection/by-photographer-studio...
Ardell Hugh Burney
Born: 24 December 1873, Indiana
Died: 9 May 1959, Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana
Photo taken c1885 by Joseph Marion Harkless
Son of Joseph Burney & Lavina Gilchrist
Husband of Florence Mae Lorts & Pansy Evelyn Reed
SOUVENIR
School District No. 7
Center Township,
Porter Co., Indiana.
1898-1899.
PRESENTED BY
Josephine M. Groff,
TEACHER,
E. M. Burns, Trustee
A. A. Hughart, Cp. Sup't
Pupils.
Willie Lutge
Willie Rampke
Andrew Reibly
Earl Huddleston
Paul C. Landgrebe
John Rampke
Albert Hagerman
Thomas Reibly
Frank C. Alyea
Ezra B. Myers
Claudia Huddleston
Edward W. Landgrebe
Charles Reibly
John H. Lutge
Iva Huddleston
Victoria A. Reibly
Harry M. Lutge
Ida M. Lutge
Arthur Hagen
Minnie H. Landgrege
Date: 1898-1899
Source Type: Souvenir Card
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Teachers Improvement Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: School District No. 7 of Center Township, Porter County, Indiana, was known as the Leonard School. Presumably, the photograph on this card is of teacher Josephine M. Groff.
The Leonard School was located southwest of the present day intersection of Joliet Road and Tower Road. During the spring of 1928, it was recognized that the school building had several issues and meetings were arranged to discuss a consolidation of the Leonard School with the Hayes School. Bonds were issued in March 1929 to raise funds to construct and a equip a new consolidated school to be named the Hayes-Leonard School.
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Josephine May Groff was born May 23, 1870, in Chase, Lake County, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph Henry Groff and Leah (McGurk) Groff. Josephine married Franklin Wesley Sassaman in Porter County, Indiana, on June 7, 1902, and the were the parents of at least three children: Leah Mae (b. 1903), Franklin Wesley (b. 19104), and Verna Pauline (b. 1905). Josephine passed away on May 14, 1933, in Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery located in Charlotte.
Sources:
George A. Ogle & Company. 1906. Standard Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle & Company. 83 p. [see p. 21]
George A. Ogle & Company. 1921. Standard Atlas of Porter County, Indiana: Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle & Company. 61 p. [see p. 27]
Hardesty, A. G. 1876. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. G. Hardesty. 90 p. [see p. 55]
Lee & Lee. 1895. Lee and Lee’s Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Lee & Lee. 81 p. [see p. 39]
Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. History of Porter County, Indiana: A Narrative of its Historical Progress, its People and its Principal Interests. Volume I. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 357 p. [see p. 140]
Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; June 8, 1876; Volume 20, Number 23, Page 3, Column 5. Column titled “Sabbath School at Leonard’s School House.”
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; May 23, 1928; Volume 1, Page 3, Column 2. Column titled “Coming Events. Monday.”
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; January 24, 1929; Volume 2, Page 3, Column 4. Column titled “Coming Events. Friday.”
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; March 21, 1929; Volume 2, Page 11, Column 7. Column titled “Notice to Taxpayers of Bond Issue.”
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Photo by Kevin Borland. Enhanced using tools from Topaz Labs.
EST. 3-12-61
VALPARAISO COIN CLUB, VALPARAISO, IND.
VALPARAISO COIN CLUB
TWELFTH
COIN SHOW
VALPARAISO,
INDIANA
APRIL 13, 1975
Date: April 13, 1975
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This token appears in tokencatalog.com, the premier source for token information.
Copyright 2025. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
EST. 3-12-61
VALPARAISO COIN CLUB, VALPARAISO, IND.
VALPARAISO COIN CLUB
TENTH
COIN SHOW
Valparaiso,
Indiana
MAY 6, 1973
Date: May 6, 1973
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This token appears in tokencatalog.com, the premier source for token information.
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WESTCHESTER
ANIMAL CLINIC
55 E. US HIGHWAY 20
LARRY REED, DVM
219-926-1194
PORTER, INDIANA 46304-1375
Date: Circa 1980s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Plasco Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
⦿ Unlisted in Wagaman
⦿ Token Catalog No. 668241
Source:
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
TokenCatalog.com
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An Ideal Spot
NEAR KOUTS, IND.
Date: 1913s
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown (#8)
Postmark: February 28, 1913, Chicago, Illinois
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This postcard image may be showing the Kankakee River located south of Kouts, Porter County, Indiana, but is likely a generic image.
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Serving Porter County, IN residents
Serving Porter County, IN residents
Serving Porter County, IN residents
Serving Porter County, IN residents
Serving Porter County, IN residents
Serving Porter County, IN residents
Serving Porter County, IN residents